[c-nsp] 2900 series switches loosing ports

[McLean Pickett]

Show post nailed it:
switch2#sh post
POST FAILED: FastEthernet0/9 failed front-end loopback test
POST FAILED: FastEthernet0/10 failed front-end loopback test
POST FAILED: FastEthernet0/11 failed front-end loopback test
POST FAILED: FastEthernet0/12 failed front-end loopback test
switch1#

Thanks,
McLean 

-----Original Message-----
From: Cory Ayers [mailto:cayers at ena.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 4:50 PM
To: McLean Pickett; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [c-nsp] 2900 series switches loosing ports

Assuming the ports have failed before that last boot, I would think show
post should work.  I don't know what you would see prior to a reboot and
subsequent POST.

show post
POST FAILED: FastEthernet0/9 failed front-end loopback test POST FAILED:
FastEthernet0/10 failed front-end loopback test POST FAILED:
FastEthernet0/11 failed front-end loopback test POST FAILED:
FastEthernet0/12 failed front-end loopback test

Cory

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp- 
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of McLean Pickett
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 2:58 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] 2900 series switches loosing ports
> 
> 
> Hello -
> 
> I have a couple of old 2924-xl switches that are having ports fail.
Show
> version says that they have 19 and 20 fast ethernet interfaces 
> respectively (instead of 24). Looking at the front LED's on the units 
> there are 5 and 4 interfaces with an amber status light. Devices 
> connected to these ports are never seen by the switch.
> 
> I am OK with the idea that some ports are failing, but I would like to

> find a way to conclusively identify which ports have failed without
have
> to physically look at the switches.
> 
> I can find any commands that will tell me that the ports have failed.
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> McLean
> 
> switch1#sh ver
> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) C2900XL Software

> (C2900XL-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)WC2,
RELEASE
> SOFTWAR
> E (fc1)
> Copyright (c) 1986-2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> Compiled Tue 23-Oct-01 11:56 by devgoyal Image text-base: 0x00003000, 
> data-base: 0x00338B44
> 
> ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900XL boot loader
> 
> cisco WS-C2924-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 
> 8192K/1024K byte s of memory.
> Processor board ID FAB0410R0UF, with hardware revision 0x01 Last reset

> from power-on
> 
> Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software Cluster command 
> switch capable Cluster member switch capable
> 19 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) <- nice!
> 
> switch2#sh ver
> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) C2900XL Software

> (C2900XL-C3H2S-M), Version 12.0(5)WC2,
RELEASE
> SOFTWAR
> E (fc1)
> Copyright (c) 1986-2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> Compiled Tue 23-Oct-01 11:56 by devgoyal Image text-base: 0x00003000, 
> data-base: 0x00338B44
> 
> ROM: Bootstrap program is C2900XL boot loader
> 
> cisco WS-C2924-XL (PowerPC403GA) processor (revision 0x11) with 
> 8192K/1024K byte s of memory.
> Processor board ID FAB0410R0UM, with hardware revision 0x01 Last reset

> from power-on
> 
> Processor is running Enterprise Edition Software Cluster command 
> switch capable Cluster member switch capable 20 FastEthernet/IEEE 
> 802.3 interface(s) <- me too!
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